513 – Time for Your 2021 WordPress Security Audit

Announcements

• WPChill Takes Over Gutenberg Forms, Plans To Shake Up the Free Forms Market
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Time for your 2021 WordPress Security Audit

Here’s the checklist for an upcoming security audit:

• Is all the software on your website up to date?
• Who has admin level access?
• Do you have a backup solution?
• Are you using two factor authentication?
• Do you have any unused WordPress plugins or themes?
• Does your web host do anything to secure your site?
• Is your site HTTPS?
• Are you limiting login attempts?
• Who has FTP access?
• Are you monitoring WordPress activity?
• Do you use a WordPress security plugin?

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